Video Editor — Sub-Saharan Africa

Trailers, Promos and Long-Form Storytelling

• Full-time

You'll cut trailer-style promos and long-form narrated episodes for an author and documentary producer. Their campaign covers a book, an audiobook and a clothing line. Years of footage, interviews and hours of audiobook narration are ready to edit. Your job is to turn them into a steady flow of videos.

What you’ll makeFormatLengthWhat it involvesCampaign promos15–60 s (never over 2 min)Trailer and commercial style, cut from shot footage with music and sound design. Delivered in 16:9 and 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.Narrated episodes12–18 minAudiobook chapters cut down and made visual with supplied photos, stock footage and captions.Other editsVariesDocumentary trailers, captioned cutdowns, AI-assisted visuals.Responsibilities

• Find the story in raw footage and long narration, then build a hook, a rise and a payoff.

• Cut to music and design the sound: risers, hits, room tone, clean dialogue and narration.

• Grade footage to a consistent cinematic look.

• Animate still photos (pans, zooms, 2.5D parallax) so long-form pieces never feel like slideshows.

• Reframe every promo for vertical, add accurate captions and deliver to spec.

• Turn notes around quickly and keep to a steady release schedule.

Must-haves

• A portfolio with at least 2 trailers or promos and 1 narrative piece over 5 minutes.

• Strong Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve skills, plus After Effects for titles and motion.

• Editing driven by music, with sound design you can show in your reel.

• Color grading to a cinematic look.

• Comfortable with mature material: explicit language and real crime events.

• Clear written English for briefs, notes and status updates.

Nice to have

• AI image and video tools for filling gaps in visuals.

• Photoshop for cleaning up photos and separating layers.

• Experience with documentary, music or hip-hop content.